Book summaries (excerpts)
Instead of summarizing the books in my own words, I gathered the top excerpts. I want the spirit of the books to remain intact and I want you to be able to interpret the crumbs of wisdom on your own.
Date is the date on which I read the book.
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
Author: Michael Lewis ISBN: 978-0393354775 This book is a story about how two psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky came to wrote a series of original papers that invented the field of behavioral economics. The first one claimed the Nobel Prize and their work is thoroughly described in the book Thinking, Fast and Slow (you can find it under Books). EXCERPTS In the early 1960s the psychologist Walter [...]
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? How to drive your career and create a remarkable future
Author: Seth Godin ISBN: 978-0749953652 Some sound advice as to how to thrive in a workplace. EXCERPTS [Disclaimer: This title on Derek Sivers' blog grabbed my attention so I checked it out. I've read his excerpts and did a selection of my own, so here they are.] Start giving gifts that change people. During times of change, the very last people you need on your team are well-paid [...]
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Author: Seth Godin ISBN: 978-0141016405 Another great marketing book by Seth! EXCERPTS CREATE REMARKABLE PRODUCTS THAT THE RIGHT PEOPLE SEEK OUT. Mass marketing traditionally targets the early and late majority because this is the largest group. But in many markets, the value of a group isn’t related to its size – a group’s value is related to its influence. In this market, for example, the early adopters heavily [...]
The State Of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity – a book for anyone who has ever loved
Author: Esther Perel ISBN: 978-1473673557 Self-explanatory title. EXCERPTS Infidelity happens in good marriages, in bad marriages, and even when adultery is punishable by death. It happens in open relationships where extramarital sex is carefully negotiated beforehand. And the freedom to leave or divorce has not made cheating obsolete. Contemporary discourse about the topic can be summed up as follows: Infidelity must be a symptom of a relationship gone [...]
Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in
Author: Roger Fisher and William Ury ASIN: B008YUNDJS There are many books on negotiation and according to my colleague (who works at McKinsey and read many books on negotiation), this one is known as the Negotiation bible and was his favourite. The book is useful but it tends to repeat the same few points over and over again. As with other topics, if you read any other book [...]
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Author: Jordan B. Peterson ISBN: 978-0345816023 I guess Mr. Peterson needs no introduction. A frontman of the Western/ Christian worldview. What I really enjoy about Mr. Peterson is his clarity of thought and PRECISE expression. I recommend reading this book in addition to his numerous YouTube videos. EXCERPTS I've listened to the Audible narration so saddly I haven't compiled any notes. Still, I've included the book on the [...]
